This post is somewhat of an opinion post, but it is based on my experience using slot filling as well as helping my clients get unstuck by moving them away from slot filling. Why I avoid slot filling In my view, slot filling makes four implicit assumptions: perfect entity recognition complete entity definition perfect spelling […]

The slot filling feature is hands down one of the coolest features in Dialogflow. Not only that, it is often the centerpiece of many demos given by the Dialogflow team. So why am I asking you to avoid slot filling? Because there are three common scenarios which the existing slot filling implementation cannot handle well. […]

You have probably seen the first answer which appears on Google, gotten a little confused, and clicked on this post instead. Unfortunately, I am going to send you back to the original thread. 🙂 The best answers Probably one of the more complex tasks in API.AI, slot filling with webhooks is not a very simple […]

This post is intended to be a word of caution for those who are trying to use slot filling in API.AI. If you are an absolute beginner, I recommend going through the step by step guide, and then the webhook tutorial, before reading this article. What is slot filling? In their documentation, the API.AI team […]